Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) is a Discount Stores company in the Consumer Defensive sector, currently trading at $974.80. It has a SharesGrow Score of 62/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 4 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of COST = $497.54 (-49% from the current price, the stock appears overvalued). Analyst consensus target is COST = $1,061 (+8.9% upside).
Valuation: COST trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 53.4 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 5.3.
Financials: revenue is $275.2B, +6.6%/yr average growth. Net income is $8.1B, growing at +11.6%/yr. Net profit margin is 2.9% (thin). Gross margin is 12.8% (+0.7 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $8.2B against $29.2B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 0.28, conservative). Current ratio is 1.03 (adequate). Debt-to-assets is 10.6%. Total assets: $77.1B.
Analyst outlook: 38 / 58 analysts rate COST as buy (66%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 24/100 (Fail), Growth 73/100 (Pass), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 83/100 (Pass), Moat 62/100 (Partial), Future 61/100 (Pass), Income 30/100 (Fail).
